Statistics Norway

Employment, main figures (registerbased employment statistics)

15   Employed persons 16-74 years, by level and education, sex and county of residence. 4th quarter 2002 and 2003. Per cent
County of Residence Year Sex Employed persons Total Level of Education
Per cent Compulsary Education1 Intermediate Education2 Tertiary Education, short3 Tertiary Education, long4 Unspecified level of Education
The whole country              
2002              
Total 2 267 000  100 10.8 58.8 21.2 6.1 3.1
Males 1 200 056     100 11.2 60.4 17.4 7.8 3.2
Females 1 066 944  100 10.4 57.0 25.4 4.2 2.9
2003              
Total 2 260 000  100 10.3 58.3 21.9 6.4 3.1
Males 1 191 026  100 10.7 60.1 17.8 8.1 3.3
Females 1 068 974  100 9.8 56.3 26.5 4.5 3.0
               
01 Østfold              
2002              
Total  123 360  100 13.0 62.6 18.4 3.7 2.3
Males 65 506  100 13.0 64.5 14.9 5.1 2.5
Females 57 854  100 13.0 60.5 22.3 2.1 2.1
2003              
Total  122 237  100 12.3 62.3 19.1 3.9 2.4
Males 64 836  100 12.4 64.3 15.4 5.3 2.6
Females 57 401  100 12.2 60.1 23.3 2.3 2.2
               
02 Akershus              
2002              
Total  255 276  100 10.1 54.7 23.2 8.5 3.5
Males  132 691  100 10.6 54.8 19.9 11.1 3.7
Females  122 585  100 9.7 54.6 26.8 5.6 3.3
2003              
Total  253 643  100 9.6 54.2 23.8 8.9 3.5
Males  131 565  100 10.1 54.6 20.2 11.6 3.6
Females  122 078  100 9.1 53.8 27.8 6.0 3.4
               
03 Oslo              
2002              
Total  270 643  100 7.6 43.7 28.8 13.3 6.7
Males  139 981  100 8.0 43.6 25.4 15.6 7.4
Females  130 662  100 7.2 43.8 32.4 10.8 5.9
2003              
Total  268 694  100 7.1 42.7 29.6 13.9 6.8
Males  138 501  100 7.5 43.0 25.8 16.2 7.5
Females  130 193  100 6.6 42.4 33.5 11.4 6.0
               
04 Hedmark              
2002              
Total 89 949  100 14.4 61.7 18.4 3.5 1.9
Males 47 444  100 15.2 63.7 14.3 4.7 2.0
Females 42 505  100 13.5 59.4 23.1 2.2 1.8
2003              
Total 89 599  100 13.8 61.3 19.0 3.8 2.2
Males 47 242  100 14.8 63.4 14.5 5.0 2.3
Females 42 357  100 12.8 58.9 23.9 2.4 2.0
               
05 Oppland              
2002              
Total 91 212  100 13.1 63.7 17.7 3.6 2.0
Males 48 424  100 14.1 65.4 13.6 4.8 2.1
Females 42 788  100 11.9 61.8 22.3 2.2 1.8
2003              
Total 91 204  100 12.6 63.3 18.4 3.7 2.0
Males 48 098  100 13.8 65.2 14.0 4.9 2.1
Females 43 106  100 11.3 61.3 23.2 2.3 2.0
               
06 Buskerud              
2002              
Total  123 405  100 12.4 60.4 19.5 4.6 3.1
Males 64 829  100 12.9 61.0 16.6 6.4 3.2
Females 58 576  100 12.0 59.7 22.7 2.6 3.0
2003              
Total  122 806  100 11.8 60.1 20.1 4.8 3.2
Males 64 401  100 12.3 60.9 16.8 6.6 3.3
Females 58 405  100 11.2 59.3 23.8 2.7 3.1
               
07 Vestfold              
2002              
Total  105 740  100 10.2 61.6 21.2 4.3 2.6
Males 55 809  100 10.3 63.1 17.9 6.0 2.6
Females 49 931  100 10.1 59.9 24.9 2.4 2.6
2003              
Total  104 282  100 9.7 61.2 22.0 4.5 2.6
Males 54 564  100 10.0 62.8 18.5 6.3 2.4
Females 49 718  100 9.5 59.4 25.8 2.7 2.7
               
08 Telemark              
2002              
Total 78 159  100 11.9 63.5 18.5 4.1 2.0
Males 41 453  100 11.9 66.3 14.3 5.6 2.0
Females 36 706  100 11.9 60.4 23.1 2.4 2.1
2003              
Total 77 177  100 11.0 63.3 19.2 4.3 2.2
Males 40 584  100 11.0 66.3 14.8 5.8 2.1
Females 36 593  100 11.1 60.0 24.0 2.6 2.4
               
09 Aust-Agder              
2002              
Total 47 978  100 9.5 64.0 20.2 4.2 2.3
Males 25 615  100 9.0 66.4 16.5 5.8 2.3
Females 22 363  100 9.9 61.2 24.4 2.3 2.2
2003              
Total 47 877  100 9.2 63.5 20.9 4.3 2.1
Males 25 337  100 8.8 66.3 16.8 6.0 2.1
Females 22 540  100 9.6 60.4 25.5 2.3 2.2
               
10 Vest-Agder              
2002              
Total 74 988  100 9.3 63.6 20.2 4.2 2.6
Males 40 357  100 9.5 65.6 16.4 5.7 2.7
Females 34 631  100 9.1 61.3 24.8 2.5 2.4
2003              
Total 75 133  100 8.8 63.2 21.1 4.4 2.6
Males 40 044  100 9.1 65.4 17.0 6.0 2.6
Females 35 089  100 8.4 60.7 25.7 2.6 2.6
               
11 Rogaland              
2002              
Total  193 271  100 10.4 61.8 19.3 5.3 3.2
Males  104 013  100 10.4 63.8 15.4 7.0 3.4
Females 89 258  100 10.5 59.4 23.9 3.3 2.9
2003              
Total  193 753  100 9.8 61.3 20.1 5.6 3.3
Males  103 724  100 9.9 63.4 15.9 7.4 3.5
Females 90 029  100 9.6 58.9 25.0 3.5 3.0
               
12 Hordaland              
2002              
Total  217 990  100 10.0 59.7 21.7 6.2 2.4
Males  116 260  100 9.8 61.7 18.2 7.8 2.5
Females  101 730  100 10.3 57.3 25.7 4.4 2.3
2003              
Total  220 067  100 9.5 59.1 22.3 6.6 2.5
Males  116 514  100 9.3 61.4 18.5 8.2 2.6
Females  103 553  100 9.7 56.5 26.7 4.7 2.5
               
14 Sogn og Fjordane              
2002              
Total 54 773  100 11.1 64.6 18.5 3.3 2.5
Males 29 428  100 11.9 67.1 14.0 4.3 2.7
Females 25 345  100 10.1 61.7 23.8 2.0 2.3
2003              
Total 54 491  100 10.6 64.0 19.5 3.4 2.5
Males 29 151  100 11.7 66.6 14.6 4.5 2.5
Females 25 340  100 9.3 61.0 25.0 2.2 2.5
               
15 Møre og Romsdal              
2002              
Total  121 307  100 11.9 64.3 18.8 3.1 2.0
Males 65 889  100 12.9 65.8 15.1 4.1 2.1
Females 55 418  100 10.6 62.4 23.1 1.9 2.0
2003              
Total  119 942  100 11.3 63.7 19.6 3.3 2.1
Males 64 514  100 12.4 65.6 15.6 4.3 2.1
Females 55 428  100 10.1 61.5 24.4 2.1 2.0
               
16 Sør-Trøndelag              
2002              
Total  133 113  100 9.6 58.9 21.3 8.0 2.2
Males 70 750  100 9.5 60.5 17.1 10.7 2.3
Females 62 363  100 9.6 57.1 26.2 5.1 2.0
2003              
Total  134 097  100 9.1 58.1 22.1 8.4 2.4
Males 70 968  100 9.0 59.9 17.5 11.0 2.6
Females 63 129  100 9.1 56.0 27.4 5.4 2.1
               
17 Nord-Trøndelag              
2002              
Total 60 706  100 9.8 65.9 19.4 3.7 1.3
Males 32 554  100 10.4 69.3 14.1 5.0 1.3
Females 28 152  100 9.2 61.9 25.5 2.1 1.3
2003              
Total 60 787  100 9.5 65.2 20.1 3.8 1.5
Males 32 577  100 10.2 68.7 14.5 5.1 1.5
Females 28 210  100 8.6 61.1 26.5 2.2 1.6
               
18 Nordland              
2002              
Total  112 579  100 13.3 62.5 18.9 3.2 2.0
Males 59 693  100 14.2 64.4 15.3 4.3 1.9
Females 52 886  100 12.4 60.4 23.0 2.0 2.2
2003              
Total  112 110  100 12.7 62.1 19.7 3.3 2.2
Males 59 371  100 13.8 64.1 15.7 4.4 2.0
Females 52 739  100 11.5 59.8 24.2 2.1 2.4
               
19 Troms              
2002              
Total 76 698  100 12.1 58.2 20.9 5.9 2.9
Males 40 451  100 12.6 60.8 16.8 7.1 2.7
Females 36 247  100 11.5 55.2 25.6 4.6 3.1
2003              
Total 76 748  100 11.5 57.7 21.5 6.2 3.1
Males 40 479  100 12.1 60.5 17.0 7.5 2.9
Females 36 269  100 10.9 54.6 26.4 4.9 3.3
               
Finnmark Finnmárku              
2002              
Total 35 853  100 15.8 56.3 20.3 3.4 4.2
Males 18 909  100 17.2 59.9 15.3 3.8 3.8
Females 16 944  100 14.2 52.3 25.9 2.9 4.6
2003              
Total 35 353  100 14.6 56.6 21.0 3.6 4.1
Males 18 556  100 16.3 60.6 15.6 4.0 3.6
Females 16 797  100 12.8 52.3 27.0 3.2 4.7
1  Not included persons with unknown or no completed education.
2  Including the level 'Intermediate level' which comprises education based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as tertiary education.
3  Tertiary education, short; comprises higher education 4 years or shorter.
4  Tertiary education, short; comprises higher education 4 years or shorter.
Source: Register based Employment statistics, Statistics Norway.

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